Homicide detectives continue to search for the person or persons who rained down deadly gunfire on a 20-year-old last Thursday on the 2000 block of South Seventh Street.
Jarmar Smith, 30, of the 400 block of Ormond Street in the Frankford section, was shot three times in the back, twice in the neck and once in the arm, Chief Inspector Bill Colarulo of the Police Public Affairs Unit said.
Smith was formerly of the 2100 block of McKean Street and had several prior arrests, said a detective close to the case.
He was pronounced dead at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at 2:29 p.m., less than 30 minutes after the shooting.
To report information, call the Homicide Division at 215-686-3335/6.
Second arrest in teen’s slaying
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Police are looking for the teen they say is responsible for the Nov. 7 shooting death of 16-year-old Daniel Starling, a South Philly High sophomore.
Chief Inspector Joseph Fox held a press conference last Thursday to announce an arrest warrant had been issued for the triggerman: Tyrik Hawkins.
Police have two addresses for the 21-year-old: the 1900 block of Pierce Street and the 2300 block of Fernon Street, Homicide Fugitive Squad Detective Ed Rocks said.
Hawkins walked up to Starling while he was standing with friends at 1925 Snyder Ave. and ambushed him with gunfire, Fox said. Afterwards, he jumped in a waiting getaway car – a silver Pontiac occupied by two other males – parked on the 1900 block of Garnet Street, police said. The car sped away and crashed at the intersection of 20th and Fernon streets. The three exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The weapon, a .45-caliber pistol, was discarded after the trio exited the car, the chief said.
Dec. 17 at 7 a.m., detectives arrested the driver of the Pontiac, Tauhed Sadat, 21, from the 2100 block of Mifflin Street. Sadat has been charged with murder and related offenses, the chief said.
More arrests in Starling’s homicide are possible, Fox added.
A motive for the teen’s slaying remains unknown.
To report information, call the Homicide Fugitive Squad at 215-686-3068/84.
Teen stabbed
A 17-year-old told police somebody jumped out of a car and stabbed her in the chest with a small pocketknife Dec. 24.
The teen was walking on the 700 block of Moore Street at about 7:50 p.m. when the attack occurred, Detective Jim Dunlap of South Detective Division said.
The teen told detectives she did not know if the assailant was a woman or a man because the person was wearing a black Hoodie. The person exited a small black car with tinted windows that, after the attack, sped off up Ninth Street, police said.
A medic took the teen to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in stable condition.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Robbers beat man
When a man tried to run from two men who attempted to rob him, one of them struck him in the head with an unknown object.
The 29-year-old was treated at Graduate Hospital for a laceration to the left ear after Monday’s incident on the 1600 block of South Street, Detective Jim Dunlap of South Detectives said.
The duo approached the man at about 2:10 a.m. and told him to empty his pockets, the detective said. Instead of complying, the man fled only to be chased down and assaulted.
Nothing was taken, police said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Couple robs market
A shop owner was robbed at knifepoint by a couple that entered his store at 1:35 p.m. Dec. 24.
The victim was unharmed, despite the man holding him down while the woman pressed a knife to his throat inside Rosa’s Food Market, 2200 McClellan St., Detective Jim Dunlap of South Detectives said.
The culprits fled north on 23rd Street with $400 taken from the register, police said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Attempted mugging
A pizza deliveryman dropped the food order he was carrying and ran for his life when three masked men tried to mug him.
The trio accosted the Southside Pizza employee shortly after midnight Dec. 25 on the 2200 block of McClellan Street, Detective Jim Dunlap of South Detectives said.
When one of the men produced a gun and demanded money, the victim dropped the delivery and fled.
The thieves walked away empty-handed.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Car in flames
Third District police and firefighters responded to a report of car fire last Friday on the 1000 block of East Passyunk Avenue.
An unoccupied 1991 Dodge Ram pickup truck was fully engulfed in flames when police arrived at 7:19 p.m., Detective Jim Dunlap of South Detectives said.
Investigators have no motive or suspects at this time, the detective said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Felony charge reinstated for bouncer
A felony charge was reinstated Tuesday against the Fat Tuesday bouncer charged with assaulting and throwing a patron down a flight of stairs in May.
Common Pleas Court Judge Chris Wogan reinstated an aggravated assault charge against Lyle Henry, 32, of Willingboro, N.J., District Attorney spokesperson Cathie Abookire said.
David LaSalle, 22, of Warminster was critically injured in the Memorial Day incident at the popular South Street bar.
At Henry’s July 28 preliminary hearing, another judge dismissed the felony charge, but kept the two misdemeanors: simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. On the heels of that ruling, the District Attorney’s Office re-arrested Henry on the felony charge, Abookire said.
Nov. 22, both sides submitted briefs to Wogan who ruled this week for the reinstatement. Henry will be tried sometime next year on all three charges, Abookire said.
Report illegal guns
Established by the police department in 2003, the Gun Recovery Reward Information Program, otherwise known as GRRIP, provides cash rewards up to $1,000 for anonymous information leading to an illegal firearm and a subsequent arrest.
All tips will be investigated, said GRRIP Cpl. Anthony Piluso.
To report information, call the 24-hour hotline at 215-683-GUNS.
Drink coffee, stay alive
Convenience retailer 7-Eleven will give away free coffee New Year’s Eve. The complimentary java is in conjunction with 7-Eleven and the police department’s "Stay Alive in 2006" road safety program, which educates holiday revelers on how to drive responsibly.
While 7-Eleven has offered customers free coffee for 18 years on New Year’s Eve, last year the giveaway expanded to include the police department to make driving safer on the last day of the year. Nearly 300 7-Elevens across Philadelphia will participate.
Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson and 7-Eleven corporate officials kicked off the giveaway this morning at 7-Eleven, 10th Street and Snyder Avenue.
